Growing Potato

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08 Nov 09 cons (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Do the tubers grow along the stem or on the roots? A friend says hilling the plants is so that more tubers grow - is this right? How do I know when to lift them? Is it when thee flowers die down?
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09 Jul 10 Tassy Michele (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hiya Cons, The reason you hill-up potatoes is to cover any potatoes that are close to the surface, as these potaoes when exposed to the sun will go green. Green potatoes are inedible as they are poisonous. Cheers
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